Pencil-holder.



R. JONES.

PENCIL HOLDER,

APPLIUATIOH FILED JUNE 11, 1913.

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ROBERT JONES, 013 FORT ROUGE, WINNIPEG, CANADA.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J ones, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Fort Rouge, in the Province of lVinni-' One objectof the invention is to improve 1 the construction of the gripping meansfor supporting the pencil which means is capable of attachmentpreferably to a hat, bu

can be as readily attached to the clothing.

' of the wings of the base.

Other objects and advantages will'be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. I

In the drawings: Figure] is a front perspective view of my improvedpencil holder. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the same.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawingsJO represents thebase or support for the holder, which is preferably in the form of aspread eagle, the notches l1 and 19., respectively, at the'upper andlower portions of the wings being particularly adapted for supportingthe pencil holding clip. To the rear of the base is secured a suitableattaching means as a safety pin 13, by means of which the device may beread ly attached to the clothing, of to a hat. The clipis formedpreferably of a single endless piece of wire, and includes the verticalfront parallel portions 14 which are disposed against the front of thebase, and the vertical parallel rear portions which are secured in anysuitable manner to the back or rear face of the base. Connecting theupper ends of the members ltand 15 are the curved portions 16, theseportions engaging in the notches 11 at the upper portions The lower endsof the front members 14 are connected by a Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed June 11, 1913.-

Patented Jan. hi, 1914i. Serial No. 773,089

transverse member 17, while the lower ends of the rear members 15 extendforwardly beyond the base and in the notches 12 as indicatedat 18, wherethey project for wardly between'the members 141, over the transversemember 17 and beyond the front of thebase. The forward ends ofthemembers 18 extend vertically in parallel relation as indicated at 19and are connected by a transverse member 20. i

The vertical members 14 are so disposed that their lower ends are spaceda greater distance from the base than their upper ends and formed ofresilient wire. The pencil is placed transversely of the members 14: andby engaging the thumb under the member 17 and pushing down on thepencil, the

pencil will push back tightly clamped between the members 14 and 19;Attention is also called to the fact that the upper portions of themembers 19 are curved inwardly so that the pencil will be properlyseated and prevented from being forced upwardly by the resilient members14, this member 14 pressing the pencil tightlv intothe curved portionsof the members 14.

What is claimed is:

A pencil holding device comprising a base plate having upper and lowernotches, means carried by the rear of the base for attaching the same toa support, and'a pencil holding clip formed of a single endless piece ofspring wire and including vertical front and 'rear'portions disposed,respectively to the front and rear of the base, said rear members beingrigidly secured to the rear of the base, the lower ends of the frontmembers being directed outwardly, the lower ends of the rearmembersextending forwardly be yond the front of the base and betweeh thefront members, and upwardly and inwardly directed pencil holding memberscarried by said forwardly extending members.

Tn testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

ROBERT JONES. "Witnesses J. PREUDHOMME, H. W. BELL.

